Adapt, shape and shake

Our perception of the world and how we intend to engage with it as a creative studio. A deep dive in our relationship with the planet, our relationship with the society we live in and how culture and creativity are interlinked.

Chapters:

The planet we are living on

We will adapt - and take action to limit our impact wherever we can to lead by example. Even if our efforts aren’t enough to change the world, we can still influence people around us.

An urgency became visible

The horrific scenarios that were announced by scientists for decades, that we thought hypothetical and far away, suddenly became visible and tangible.

The course of climate-related events began to speed up every day. The impact of climate change became visible, even in our usually spared countries. While yesterday we were considering solutions to avoid the most catastrophic scenario, today we need to take action to limit the consequences of climate change to the absolute minimum and start learning how to live with them.

We have created a new world out of sync with old models of business and behavior. We need to adapt our way of living, and take action to meet this global challenge. We may not all share the same feeling of urgency, we may not agree on what actions to take, and how we need to change the world to implement them, but one thing is certain: Change is here and we must adapt, all of us.

We believe that changes towards a more adapted way of live should be driven by governments, but we think that individual efforts also have an important role to play in the challenge ahead.

We are aware that efforts we implement as a creative studio will have a limited impact on a global scale, but we believe in the power of leading by example. If our efforts and their limited impact can be reflected in our work and amplified in our communication, they might inspire and convince others to do their part. This way we create a virtuous cycle that we believe is much more efficient than driving change through fear.

The society we aim to live in

We will shape - and we will use the studio as a playground to create our own ideal micro society: more inclusive, fairer, and kinder. We will make sure our work participates in society to extend this vision outside our walls.

Take care of the social fabric

We’re better together. Social life is essential for all of us. It makes us feel alive. It brings balance to our lives, because we share feelings and opinions. Because we express, and because we unload. Because we debate, and because our certainties are challenged. It makes the world smarter, more balanced and peaceful.

In the hands of Gen Z

Gen Z aren’t impressed by billionaires. They don’t conceive professional success the way other generations do. They have a new take on who should be in power and how people in power should behave. The way we organize our societies depends largely on how social systems need us to organize our societies. If the next generations decide we need a restructuring, whether that’s in our economies, our family structures or our work environments, then that’s what going to happen! So we had better start listening to them.

Shared understanding of necessities

Climate change will impact how we organize our societies. It will impact the way we live, and what we consider to be our rights: to travel where we want, to eat what we want. It might also affect our access to basic needs such as food and water. In this context, we need to make sure that some necessities are available and non-negotiable for everyone. But what you consider necessary is not universal: it’s a personal understanding everyone has built on various factors.

However, if we want to appease social tensions, we need to share a common understanding of what we call “necessity”. Because this will influence the efforts we can expect from everyone. Ensuring that we have solid shared foundations is crucial for our societies to take on upcoming challenges. We have no other choice than to stick together and exchange.

On many levels, a company is similar to a micro society: a group of people that interact with each other, creating mutual benefits.

We are shaping a studio where people are respected and where we all care for others. A safe place where everyone can flourish in a more inclusive, fairer, and kinder environment. We want become a studio that people like to work with, and that people want to be a part of.

We believe these values will be reflected in our work and will contribute to healthy relationships with clients who share them.

How we will generate true creativity

We will shake - because we believe creativity doesn’t just sit somewhere, waiting to be found. We believe creativity emerges when you mix together diverse types of people, techniques and disciplines, and shake until you obtain something unique.

Cultural shifts: are we going backwards?

The 20s are vintage now.

And we’ve been doing this for a while. With every cultural shift, we’ve taken and combined elements to produce something new. We wouldn’t advise throwing out your skinny jeans just yet – chances are, we’re going to circle back.

Does this mean we’ve thought of everything? Are we entering an era that depends on past revolutions in fashion, music and movies? Are we getting lazy?!

These are questions worth exploring. No matter how many times or how far back we dig into cultural archives – we can always learn something new. It’s so crucial to appreciate and honor our pasts, but we can’t get stuck in nostalgia. So if we will continue finding inspiration in past lives, we will keep changing our interpretation of them, cherry-pick some trends, and transform old ways of living into new ways of expressing.

Technology – and what we do with it

Whether it’s perceived as a good thing or a bad thing, the metaverses and AI are going to be part of our futures and could bring massive benefits in various fields: entertainment, education, business development.

A large number of apps, software and AI help anyone to generate color match, to edit video with a phone, add any filter on a photo, create music with a computer keyboard and can provide answer to any question in a professional and human way.

As Andy predicted in the 60’s, anyone can now become an artist, photograph, film director, designer, musician or developer. A good example of how to give old ideas new shape.

We don’t see a reason to worry. There is no need to gatekeep. Some believe giving the key to the sacred world of so-called “creativity” to everyone will promote mediocrity. We believe the opposite: more producers with more platforms, means more content, more ideas to stir and mix. This means more inspiration, which leads to more creativity.

We’ve decided to set up a creative process where people with different skills and from various cultures bring their ideas and opinions to the table. Because we realize diversity is the only way to stay, if not ahead the curve, at least relevant in today’s society.

We believe creativity doesn’t just sit somewhere, waiting to be found. We believe it emerges when you mix people of diverse backgrounds together.

Together we shake things up until we obtain something valuable and unique.